Regardless of mission contributions or personal strength, Kisame Hoshigaki was undoubtedly the most outstanding member of Kirigakure's younger generation.
If Hiruzen Sarutobi had not sent Kirigakure an invitation to the Chunin Exams, Kisame would probably have already gained Karatachi Yagura's recognition and become a Chunin of Kirigakure by now.
There would have been no need for him to participate in some so-called Chunin Exams.
It was precisely because of Kisame Hoshigaki's strength and reputation that he naturally became Kirigakure's trump card in these Chunin Exams.
At that moment, one of Kisame Hoshigaki's Genin teammates, a boy named Todo Ito, pointed at the young man from Konoha's Hyuga Clan and said,
"Kisame, Yuki, that's someone from Konoha's prestigious ninja clan, the Hyuga Clan."
"Those eyes of his, like the Ice Release on Yuki's body, are both Kekkei Genkai."
The girl whom Kaito Ito called Yuki was named Yuki Minazuki in full. She possessed the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai of Kirigakure's Yuki Clan.
"Is that the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan? One of Konoha's two great dojutsu Kekkei Genkai."
Hearing Kaito Ito's words, Yuki Minazuki also looked in the direction he was pointing, narrowing her charming phoenix eyes.
Without a doubt, the squad made up of Kaito Ito and Yuki Minazuki, led by Kirigakure's trump card Kisame Hoshigaki, was Kirigakure's strongest force for this Konoha Chunin Exam.
Kisame Hoshigaki's gaze was sharp and piercing as he scanned the candidates wearing Konoha Ninja Headbands, thinking to himself,
"Yamanaka, Akimichi, and Nara—the Ino-Shika-Cho trio."
"Inuzuka, Aburame, and the Sarutobi Clan, along with the two prestigious ninja clans, the Hyuga and Uchiha Clans."
"It seems Konoha is taking these Chunin Exams very seriously."
Seeing all the famous clans of Konoha gathered, Kisame Hoshigaki was secretly astonished.
"Now this is interesting, isn't it?"
After Kisame Hoshigaki thought that,